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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs every year. call today to request a free decision guide. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. if you're thinking about your options, call today. when you call, request your free decision guide. and find the aarp medicare supplement plan that may be right for you. [ man thinking ] oh, this gas. those antacids aren't working. oh no, not that, not here! [ male announcer ] antacids don't relieve gas. gas-x is designed to relieve gas. gas-x. the gas xperts. let's see if we can get the same item at walmart for less? okay. fijit friends. fifteen bucks on rollback. wow! that's a savings of over 29 bucks! twenty-nine bucks!!?? and they're powered by friendship. see for yourself if you could save on the brands you want. walmart. >>> okay. welcome back, everybody. with 26 days to go until the count
like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs every year. call today to request a free decision guide. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. if you're thinking about your options, call today. when you call, request your free decision guide. and...
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if you're medicare eligible, call now... and talk to unitedhealthcare about our plans, like aarp medicarecomplete. let's get you on the right path. call today. ♪ >>> all right. so with 2016 speculation already under way, many are wondering what is next for one of the nation's most popular political figures. first lady michelle obama. now, the latest washington post poll puts the first lady's favorable rating at 69%, just behind barbara bush. but more popular than hillary clinton and laura bush. alison samuels, it's good to have you here. i appreciate it. >> thank you. thank you for having me. >> all right. so everyone want to know if michelle obama would follow into the political for she has said that she's not interested in politics but it hasn't stopped people from asking that question. >> no, it doesn't. >> when she appeared at the democratic convention in september, i think people were reminded of how smart and engaging she is and that started the chatter of, what if she ran for public office given that she's or the of
if you're medicare eligible, call now... and talk to unitedhealthcare about our plans, like aarp medicarecomplete. let's get you on the right path. call today. ♪ >>> all right. so with 2016 speculation already under way, many are wondering what is next for one of the nation's most popular political figures. first lady michelle obama. now, the latest washington post poll puts the first lady's favorable rating at 69%, just behind barbara bush. but more popular than hillary clinton and...
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if you're medicare eligible, call now... and talk to unitedhealthcare about our plans, like aarp medicarecomplete. let's get you on the right path. call today. ♪ >>> today's monthly jobs report shows unemployment has dropped to 7.7% with the creation of 146,000 new jobs. the lowest rate since december of 2008. numbers can be misleading and bring in our expert greg, u.s. economics editor for the economist. good news, bad news? >> kind of mixed news. the number was a lot stronger than wall street was expecting because wall street thought that hurricane in the northeast would have taken a big chung out of hiring. the bureau of labor statistics when they released that number they couldn't find much hurricane impact on the number. 146,000 a decent number but in line with what the job growth has been doing. it's very close to its average for the past year. and taking a little bit of the team steam out of the number the government revised down the number of jobs created in the prior two months. the picture a little weaker than we
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you know, on medicare, start making more means testing for medicare premiums. right now, 95% of people get a 75% subsidy for their premium, irrespective of income and wealth. start having more means tested premiums for people above a certain level. there's a way to bridge this to a grand bargain. they need to get to work. >> david gergen, david walker, just gave you at least a short term path. but, but to get that short term path at least in the short term, sounds like the president would have to give up that trophy, the higher rates in the short term. you've advised four presidents, democrats and republicans. do you think this president is ready to do that? >> i'm not so sure, john. i have to tell you that over the last two years, i think it was the republicans who showed an arrogance, a resistance to sort of reasonable compromise, but since this election, there have been -- i think the democrats are the ones who are really trying to rub it in and almost humiliate the republicans, and that's not going to get to a bargain. again, i think it has to be win-win. d
you know, on medicare, start making more means testing for medicare premiums. right now, 95% of people get a 75% subsidy for their premium, irrespective of income and wealth. start having more means tested premiums for people above a certain level. there's a way to bridge this to a grand bargain. they need to get to work. >> david gergen, david walker, just gave you at least a short term path. but, but to get that short term path at least in the short term, sounds like the president would...
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let's keep medicare... and social security strong for generations to come. >>> it is my privilege to present our nation's highest military decoration, the medal of honor, to a soldier as humble as he is heroic, staff sergeant salvatore a.guinta. i'm going to go off script here for a second and just say i really like this guy. >> takes a lot to impress a president of the united states but the staff sergeant is an impressive guy. first living service member to be awarded the medal of honor since the vietnam war. that must have been a pretty amazing moment. you're standing there on the podium with the president of the united states and he goes off script to say what a great guy you are. >> standing on the stage looking out at the buddies i served in combat with, all the brass in the military, two families that had lost their sons that night that i was being awarded this medal for, it was very bittersweet. but to hear the president saying nice words about me, i'm not going to say that wasn't awesome. >> the interesting thing when i read your book, when you first heard about the medal of
let's keep medicare... and social security strong for generations to come. >>> it is my privilege to present our nation's highest military decoration, the medal of honor, to a soldier as humble as he is heroic, staff sergeant salvatore a.guinta. i'm going to go off script here for a second and just say i really like this guy. >> takes a lot to impress a president of the united states but the staff sergeant is an impressive guy. first living service member to be awarded the medal...
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so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and you never need a referral. see why millions of people have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp. don't wait. call now. >>> absolutely confusing jobless numbers released today. unemployment dips to its lowest levels in four years, but we should be careful not to read too much into the jobs numbers. i'm ali velshi. this is your money. the labor d
so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your...
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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand medicare and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. there's a range of plans to choose from, too. and they all travel with you. anywhere in the country. join the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement plans endorsed by aarp, an organization serving the needs of people 50 and over for generations... and provided by unitedhealthcare insurance company, which has over 30 years of experience behind it. call today. remember, all medicare supplement plans help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay -- expenses that could really add up. these kinds of plans could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. you'll be able to choose any doctor w
like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand medicare and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. there's a range of...
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but led's look at the medicare argument. if you're a single man born in 1945, that means you're approaching 70, on medicare. if you made about $20,000 a year during your career, that was your average, then in medicare taxes, you paid about $18,000, roughly $18,000 to $20,000 in taxes. if you made about $110,000 a year in your career, you paid about $88,000 to the government in medicare taxes. that's what you paid in. a lot of conservatives are saying you need to change the program. this is one of the reasons why. this is what you get out. if you paid $18,000, you're getting ten times out over the course of your lifetime in benefits. you paid about $88,000 in, you're getting a 2-1 deal, more than $200,000 in benefits. so conservatives and republicans say we've got to change this program somehow. we have to take some money out of medicare, reduce the costs. here's one of the reasons that's essential. if you look through the '70s, '80s, '90s, even up to now, the green is the revenue, the red line is the cost. roughly the money
but led's look at the medicare argument. if you're a single man born in 1945, that means you're approaching 70, on medicare. if you made about $20,000 a year during your career, that was your average, then in medicare taxes, you paid about $18,000, roughly $18,000 to $20,000 in taxes. if you made about $110,000 a year in your career, you paid about $88,000 to the government in medicare taxes. that's what you paid in. a lot of conservatives are saying you need to change the program. this is one...
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such as on medicare and social security where republicans want to cut social security benefits and medicare benefits. we disagree with that. let's do this. this is common sense. let's at least pass tax cuts for up to the first $250,000. we can go back to washington tomorrow and do that. give middle class families the certainty they need so they can do their holiday shopping knowing how much is going to be in their paychecks in january. washington needs to learn to pass what it can agree on and we all agree on tax cuts for the first 250. >> let's talk about possible tax hikes on middle class americans because timothy geithner in an interview with cnbc says the obama administration is willing and prepared to go off the fiscal cliff unless republicans agree to raising taxes on the wealthiest americans. i'm not sure that many middle class americans really want to hear that kind of language. should timothy geithner have said that? >> i think secretary geithner's point is that any ultimate deal has to be balanced and republicans continue to say just cut, cut entitlements, cut retirement, cut soci
such as on medicare and social security where republicans want to cut social security benefits and medicare benefits. we disagree with that. let's do this. this is common sense. let's at least pass tax cuts for up to the first $250,000. we can go back to washington tomorrow and do that. give middle class families the certainty they need so they can do their holiday shopping knowing how much is going to be in their paychecks in january. washington needs to learn to pass what it can agree on and...
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of pieces of legislation not only before the election but after the election cutting the growth of medicare spending by $400 billion, providing major cuts in domestic discretionary, nondefense major defense discretionary but here, i have a test. grover norquist and i can argue this all evening, but if the republicans really have the courage of their convictions with regard to what grover is talking about, it seems to me that john boehner should have no problem releasing a bill allowing congress, allowing republicans, to vote on whether there will be an extension of the bush tax cuts for the bottom 98%. i mean, if in fact grover is right and the president is overstepping, then there's no reason why john boehner should be holding up this bill. grover, let me ask you. will you call john boehner tomorrow morning and say mr. speaker, i think you should release that bill and allow republicans to show whether they are pledged to me or pledged to the united states. >> first of all, let's be serious. you know better than that. the pledge that congressmen and senators, governors, state legislators, t
of pieces of legislation not only before the election but after the election cutting the growth of medicare spending by $400 billion, providing major cuts in domestic discretionary, nondefense major defense discretionary but here, i have a test. grover norquist and i can argue this all evening, but if the republicans really have the courage of their convictions with regard to what grover is talking about, it seems to me that john boehner should have no problem releasing a bill allowing...
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visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor. so all you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> welcome back. let's take you to sear extra now. >> you see and hear the scene there as more bodies are pulled from bombed homes and buildings as government war planes have been watching fresh strikes on rebel strongholds. the population, civilians, as usual, among the targeted killed as well. opposition groups say at least 59 people have been killed today alone in syria. meanwhile, secretary of state hillary clinton has issued a stern warning about the possible use of chemical weapons by the syrian regime. >> we have made our views very clear. this is a red line for the united states. i'm not going to telegraph in any specifics what we would do in the event of credible evidence that the assad regime has resorted to using chemical weapons against their own people, but sufficed to say, we are certainly planning to take action if that eventuality were to occur. >> jill dougherty joins us now
visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor. so all you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> welcome back. let's take you to sear extra now. >> you see and hear the scene there as more bodies are pulled from bombed homes and buildings as government war planes have been watching fresh strikes on rebel strongholds. the population, civilians, as usual, among the targeted killed as well. opposition groups say...
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we understand much of that comes from medicare, things that we've heard from republicans over and over like raising the eligibility age, means testing, things like that. so then we have about $600 billion in essentially spending cuts, half from mandatory spending, half from discretionary spending. this is the other very interesting thing that's new. $200 billion from revising the consumer price index. that sounds very technical. but it has very real world consequences because it very much could affect the money, the checks that social security recipients in particular get every single month because it effectively changes inflation so it changes the formula from what they would get. >> significant differences between the white house proposal on this part of the equation as well as on the tax equation. the politics behind this latest republican counterproposal, are they just going through the motions of having their opening bargaining positions knowing that both sides are going to have to make concessions. >> reporter: the answer to that is yes. everybody knows that everybody is going to
we understand much of that comes from medicare, things that we've heard from republicans over and over like raising the eligibility age, means testing, things like that. so then we have about $600 billion in essentially spending cuts, half from mandatory spending, half from discretionary spending. this is the other very interesting thing that's new. $200 billion from revising the consumer price index. that sounds very technical. but it has very real world consequences because it very much could...
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covered by 90% of insurance plans, including medicare. find your co-pay at myflexpen.com. >>> if you are the kind of person who thinks the holidays are a good time to slow down, take stock, and reconnect with family and friends, you might want to steer clear of one man down in the carolinas. he is not relaxing this holiday season. no, after a lifetime of extraordinary achievements, he's taking on a whole new mission. preaching the gospel of never giving up. the race tracks of nascar are a young man's world. where top speed, quick reflexes, and raw power are prize. so what is this man, well beyond retirement age, doing amid the chaos of pit road? the same thing joe gibbs has always done. he's running the show. >> get them, man. >> you're at an age where most people would be content to golf and take it easy. why don't you stop? >> that's a good question. to me, life is so exciting. to me, it's always trying to beat somebody in something competitive. it's kind of been my whole life. >> let's get this thing right here. >> are you as excited a
covered by 90% of insurance plans, including medicare. find your co-pay at myflexpen.com. >>> if you are the kind of person who thinks the holidays are a good time to slow down, take stock, and reconnect with family and friends, you might want to steer clear of one man down in the carolinas. he is not relaxing this holiday season. no, after a lifetime of extraordinary achievements, he's taking on a whole new mission. preaching the gospel of never giving up. the race tracks of nascar...